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Alka M. Kanaya

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
24318
World Ranking
17079
National Ranking
8559

Alka M. Kanaya publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 420 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alka M. Kanaya D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alka M. Kanaya sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alka M. Kanaya is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans a wide range of topics in medicine, with a focus on cardiovascular health, diabetes, and public health.

The main fields of study for Kanaya include Medicine, with subfields in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Health, and Physiology.

The scientist's work concentrates on the following main topics:

  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Kanaya has authored numerous papers with notable recent publications including:

  • "Why are South Asians prone to type 2 diabetes? A hypothesis based on underexplored pathways" (2020, Diabetologia)
  • "Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities in Health and Prevention Research for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Report From the 2021 National Institutes of Health Workshop" (2022, Annals of Internal Medicine)
  • "Epidemiology of Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian American Adults: Implications, Management, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association" (2023, Circulation)
  • "The Upcoming Epidemic of Heart Failure in South Asia" (2020, Circulation Heart Failure)
  • "Liver, visceral and subcutaneous fat in men and women of South Asian and white European descent: a systematic review and meta-analysis of new and published data" (2022, Diabetologia)

The scientist frequently publishes in several professional venues. The most common journals are:

  • Circulation
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Diabetes
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Kanaya include:

  • Namratha R. Kandula
  • Meghana Gadgil
  • Nilay S. Shah
  • Sameera A. Talegawkar
  • David M. Herrington

Best Publications

  • The Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Risk of Cognitive Decline

    Kristine Yaffe;Alka Kanaya;Karla Lindquist;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • Food insecurity is associated with diabetes mellitus: results from the National Health Examination and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002.

    Hilary K. Seligman;Andrew B. Bindman;Eric Vittinghoff;Alka M. Kanaya

  • Diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and development of cognitive impairment in older women.

    K. Yaffe;T. Blackwell;A. M. Kanaya;N. Davidowitz

  • Glycemic effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy: the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Alka M. Kanaya;David Herrington;Eric Vittinghoff;Feng Lin

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Low subcutaneous thigh fat is a risk factor for unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, independently of high abdominal fat. The Health ABC Study

    M B Snijder;M B Snijder;M Visser;M Visser;J M Dekker;Bret H Goodpaster

  • Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016.

    Yiling J Cheng;Alka M Kanaya;Maria Rosario G Araneta;Sharon H Saydah

  • Central obesity and survival in subjects with coronary artery disease: a systematic review of the literature and collaborative analysis with individual subject data.

    Thais Coutinho;Kashish Goel;Daniel Corrêa de Sá;Charlotte Kragelund

  • BMI cut points to identify at-Risk asian americans for type 2 diabetes screening

    William C. Hsu;Maria Rosario G. Araneta;Alka M. Kanaya;Jane L. Chiang

  • Explaining the sex difference in coronary heart disease mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.

    Alka M. Kanaya;Deborah Grady;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

  • Combining body mass index with measures of central obesity in the assessment of mortality in subjects with coronary disease: role of "normal weight central obesity".

    Thais Coutinho;Kashish Goel;Daniel Corrêa De Sá;Rickey E. Carter

  • Association of Visceral Adipose Tissue With Incident Myocardial Infarction in Older Men and Women: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Barbara J. Nicklas;Brenda W. J. H. Penninx;Matteo Cesari;Stephen B. Kritchevsky

  • Change in cognitive function by glucose tolerance status in older adults: a 4-year prospective study of the Rancho Bernardo study cohort.

    Alka M. Kanaya;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor;Ginny Gildengorin;Kristine Yaffe

  • Elevated Rates of Diabetes in Pacific Islanders and Asian Subgroups: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

    Andrew J. Karter;Dean Schillinger;Dean Schillinger;Alyce S. Adams;Howard H. Moffet

  • Fetuin-A and incident diabetes mellitus in older persons.

    Joachim H. Ix;Christina L. Wassel;Alka M. Kanaya;Eric Vittinghoff

  • Body fat distribution and inflammation among obese older adults with and without metabolic syndrome

    Annemarie Koster;Annemarie Koster;Sari Stenholm;Dawn E. Alley;Lauren J. Kim

  • Urinary incontinence in elderly women: Findings from the health, aging, and body composition study

    Rebecca A. Jackson;E. Vittinghoff;A. M. Kanaya;T. P. Miles

  • Abdominal Obesity Is an Independent Risk Factor for Chronic Heart Failure in Older People

    Barbara J. Nicklas;Matteo Cesari;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Stephen B. Kritchevsky

  • Glycemic effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy: the heart attack and estrogen/progestin replacement study. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial☆

    A.M. Kanaya;D. Herrington;E. Vittinghoff

  • Explaining the Sex Difference in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Alka M. Kanaya;Deborah Grady;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Namratha R. Kandula
Namratha R. Kandula Northwestern University
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
David M. Herrington
David M. Herrington Wake Forest University
Eric Vittinghoff
Eric Vittinghoff University of California, San Francisco
Kiang Liu
Kiang Liu Northwestern University
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University
Matthew J. Budoff
Matthew J. Budoff UCLA Medical Center
Michael J. Blaha
Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins University
Suzanne Satterfield
Suzanne Satterfield University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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